Parallel section of the Cannes Film Festival, la Semaine de la Critique has steadfastly remained true to its tradition of discovering new talents. Ever since it was conceived by the French Union of Film Critics in 1962, the objective of la Semaine de la Critique has been to showcase first and second feature films by directors from all over the world. Bernardo Bertolucci, Jean Eustache, Otar Iosseliani, Ken Loach, Wong Kar Wai, Jacques Audiard, or even Arnaud Desplechin all started at la Semaine.

Features

• Aquí y allá Antonio Méndez Esparza (Spain/USA/Mexico) 
• Au galop Louis-Do de Lencquesaing (France) 
• Les Voisins de Dieu Meni Yaesh (Israel/France)
• Hors les murs (Beyond the Walls) David Lambert (Belgium/Canada/France)
• Peddlers Vasan Bala (India)
• Los Salvajes Alejandro Fadel (Argentina)
• Sofia’s Last Ambulance Ilian Metev (Germany/Croatia/Bulgaria)  

Shorts and medium length features

• La Bifle (The Dickslap) Jean-Baptiste Saurel (France) 
• Ce n'est pas un film de cow-boys (It's not a Cowboys Movie) Benjamin Parent (France) 
• Circle Line Shin Suwon (South Korea ) 
• O Duplo (Doppelgänger) Juliana Rojas (Brazil) 
• Family Dinner Stefan Constantinescu (Sweden) 
• Fleuve rouge, Song Hong (Red River, Song Hong) Stéphanie Lansaque & François Leroy (France) 
• Hazara Shay Levi (Israel) 
• Horizon Paul Negoescu (Romania) 
• Un dimanche matin (A Sunday Morning) Damien Manivel (France)
• Yeguas y cotorras Natalia Garagiola (Argentina) 

Opening film
Broken Rufus Norris (United Kingdom)

Special Screening

Augustine Alice Winocour (France) 

J’enrage de son absence (Maddened by his absence) Sandrine Bonnaire (France/Luxembourg/Belgium)